Tetradrachm of Tyre with bust of Geta

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Obverse: Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust of Geta to right, seen from behind.
Inscription in Greek.
Reverse: Eagle stands, wings spread, head left with wreath in beak. Below, murex shell and club.
Inscription in Greek.

Provenance

One of a hoard of coins found in a pottery jar at Gush Halav in Upper Galilee and acquired by Major H. Ophir in Nazareth in 1948; by 1969: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; 1970: purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III from Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; loaned to MFA by Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, June 10, 1970 (as 131.1970); gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vermeule III to MFA, December 16, 1998